Her life was beginning to collapse. Pictures of her unwashed appearance went viral. People ridiculed her. “She stinks so badly.” “Who would want to look like her?” they said. But Amiwa still did not want to give up. She kept posting photos, trying to show the world that she was still beautiful, even without bathing.
She wore perfect makeup and smiled in every picture. Sitting in her room, she looked at her phone. She had just received a message from the chief. “You are beautiful, Amiwa. Keep going and you will have everything you want.” She smiled, feeling valued again. “That’s it. This is my chance to be rich,” she thought.
But suddenly, her phone rang. An unknown number. Amiwa hesitated, then answered. “Hello?” she said in a trembling voice. A soft voice spoke. “Amiwa, listen to me. The chief is using you. He is not helping you. He is using you for something bad.” “Who are you?” “My name is Ina. I took part in this same challenge. I did not succeed.
I am very sick today. Do not end up like me.” Amiwa was confused. “Who are you? Why are you telling me this?” she asked. The voice replied, “Please, Amiwa, he is dangerous. He destroyed my life. Do not let him do this to you. You will regret it.” But Amiwa did not want to believe the voice.
She wanted the money, the fame. “I don’t believe you,” she said before hanging up. “Everything will be fine. I’ll get the money and everything will be better.” She felt excited again and pushed the warning out of her mind. The next day, Amiwa was walking down a busy street to go to a food seller she liked.
She was hungry and eager to see the chief again. As she waited for her food in front of the stall, an old vendor nearby was cleaning her stand. By accident, she splashed Amiwa with water. “Why are you so clumsy?” Amiwa shouted. But the vendor did not even hear her. The water had soaked her clothes.
Amiwa was annoyed, but she decided to ignore the incident. “It’s just water. It’s no big deal,” she thought. She stood aside waiting to dry off. It had been a long time since she had felt the freshness of water on her skin. But what Amiwa did not know was that the water had destroyed something very important. She took her food, paid the vendor, and left, still dreaming about the money she would soon receive.
Finally, after months of waiting, the big day had arrived. Amiwa stood in front of the chief’s mansion, her heart beating hard with excitement. Today, she was going to receive her 50 million naira. She was already imagining her new life: a beautiful house, new clothes, the life she had always dreamed of.
When she entered the mansion, Chief Ola welcomed her with a broad smile. “You are magnificent, Amiwa,” he said as he shook her hand. “You succeeded. You completed the challenge.” He handed her a large envelope. Amiwa’s eyes shone as she took it. Her hands trembled. Her heart beat fast. She could not believe her eyes.
She had the money in her hands. She smiled and thanked him, convinced that she had won. She looked at the bills. A dream come true. As she left the mansion, she could not stop smiling. “I did it. I’m rich. I’m finally going to live the life I always wanted,” she thought. But what she did not know was that her troubles were only just beginning.
Once she left, Chief Ola went to see a witch. It was dark. He was ready to perform the final step of the ritual. The witch had always helped him gain more wealth, more power. But that day, something was wrong. The witch looked worried. She was not smiling.
